GRANT, JOHN, JR. (1833, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
GRANT, JOHN, JR.
Year of Build:
1833
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cattaraugus Creek, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
John H. Reed
Original Owner and Location:
Alfred Williams et al., Buffalo, NY.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
74.5'
Beam:
20.25'
Depth:
6.92'
Tonnage (old style):
92 3/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
New Buffalo, Berrien Co., MI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
20 May 1853
Final Cargo:
60,000' lumber.
Notes:
Bound St. Joseph, MI - Detroit, MI; went ashore near piers at New Buffalo, MI & broke up.
History
Chronology:

1833, May 25 Enrolled Genessee, NY.

1834 - 36 Four enrollments Buffalo, NY.

1837 - 39 Two enrollments Cleveland.

1842, Apr 27 Owned M.B. Scott & John H. Reed, Cleveland; Lake Erie grain trade; rebuilt, 76 x 20'3" x 8'3.5", 112 94/95 tons.

1844, Oct Aground Erie, PA, Lake Erie.

1845, May Capsized Lake Erie 16 miles below Erie, PA.

1845, Sep Owned M.B. Scott, Cleveland.

1849 Buffalo Creek District; 112.94 tons.

1853, May Wrecked, Lake Michigan.

1847, Apr 12 Owned Winfield Scott Andrews, Cleveland District.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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